The Genome Sequences Analysis Of Macrofungus

Macrofungus is defined as the fungus that grows an observable sporocarp.The sporocarps of many species are commonly called mushrooms and consumed by people all around the world as food and/or medicine.Most macrofungi belong to the divisions Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes,which are estimated to contain more than80,000 species in total.We report the draft genome assemblies of macrofungi(83Basidiomycetes species and 7 Ascomycetes species)based on Illumina sequencing.The genome sizes of these species ranged from 27.4 Mb(Hygrophorus russula)to202.2 MB(Chroogomphus rutilus).The numbers of protein-coding genes were predicted in the range of 9,511(Hygrophorus russula)to 52,289(Craterellus lutescens).The average protein-coding gene lengths were in the range of 924 bp to1,741 bp.We also conducted an evolutionary analysis(gene family cluster,phylogenetic analysis and divergence time prediction)and Comparative genomics analysis(Notes on CAZymes and Microsatellites)of these species.This study provides the large genomic dataset for macrofungi species.This resource will facilitate the artificial cultivation of edible mushrooms and the discovery of novel drug candidates.These results will also support the investigation of physiological characteristics,morphological differences,evolutionary,and metabolic analyses in comparative genomics,thereby providing evidence for population genetics of the many fungal species.